# Creating bio pages

A bio page gathers your links on one public page, the kind you put in a social media profile. Visitors see your profile, your links and any other sections you add, and every click is counted. This guide covers creating a page and publishing its first version.

## Before you start

How many bio pages a workspace can have depends on your plan; the Bio pages list shows how many you've used. The links on a bio page are ordinary Shortn links, so they show up in **Links** and in analytics like any other link.

## Create a page

1. Open **Bio pages** in the sidebar and select **New bio page**.
2. Under **Address**, enter the address people will visit. Use 3 to 63 lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. Shortn checks whether it's free as you type.
3. Optionally enter a **Title**, shown at the top of the page. If you leave it empty, the address is used.
4. Optionally select **Choose a link** under **First link** to put one of your links on the page straight away.
5. Select **Create page**.

The page's overview opens, with **Copy URL** and **Open page** for its public address.

## Build the page

From the overview, select **Edit bio page**. The editor shows a live preview of your page; switch between **Phone preview** and **Desktop preview** to check both.

1. Select **Add section** and choose what to add. The section types are **Profile**, **Link**, **Social links**, **Section heading**, **Text**, **Image**, **Embed**, **QR code** and **Links**.
2. Select a section in the preview to edit it. Drag its handle to reorder sections.
3. To add several of your links at once, add a **Links** section and select **Manage links**. You can filter by tags, search, and select links across pages before adding them.
4. To add a URL that isn't a short link yet, type it into a link section and select **Shorten and add link**. This creates a new link in your workspace.

Changes save as a draft while you work. Visitors don't see them until you publish.

## Publish

Select **Publish** when the draft is ready. The page is live at its address straight away. Each publish creates a version you can go back to later; see [Customizing bio pages](/docs/en/guides/bio-pages/customizing-bio-pages).

## Share the page

Select **Copy URL** on the overview and paste the address into your social profiles, email signature or printed material. To change the page's name in its address, open **Page settings** in the editor and use **Change handle**. Previous addresses keep working after a change.

## Bio page analytics

The **Analytics** tab of a bio page shows the last 30 days: **Views**, **Clicks**, **Click-through rate**, **Clicks by block** and the top referrers. The links on the page are also counted in the workspace **Analytics** page.

## Delete a page

On the overview, select **Delete bio page** and confirm. The public address stops working right away and becomes free for anyone to claim. The links that were on the page keep working.

## Tips

- Put the link that matters most first, or highlight it.
- Keep button text short so it fits on a phone.
- Check the phone preview before you publish, since bio pages are usually opened from a social app on a phone.

## Next steps

- [Customizing bio pages](/docs/en/guides/bio-pages/customizing-bio-pages)
- [Managing links](/docs/en/guides/links/managing-links)